Canada vs Ukraine: The global population hockey stick
Canada
39.30 million people
in 2023
Ukraine
37.73 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
39th
Ukraine rank
41st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Canada
- Ukraine
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.30 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.57 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ukraine ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 239 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 100,000 people | 916,000 people | 816,000 people | Ukraine |
| 1100s | 120,000 people | 1.37 million people | 1.25 million people | Ukraine |
| 1200s | 140,000 people | 2.06 million people | 1.92 million people | Ukraine |
| 1300s | 160,000 people | 2.06 million people | 1.90 million people | Ukraine |
| 1400s | 180,000 people | 2.06 million people | 1.88 million people | Ukraine |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 2.75 million people | 2.55 million people | Ukraine |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 3.44 million people | 3.23 million people | Ukraine |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 4.58 million people | 4.38 million people | Ukraine |
| 1710s | 227,285 people | 5.11 million people | 4.89 million people | Ukraine |
| 1720s | 264,289 people | 5.40 million people | 5.13 million people | Ukraine |
| 1730s | 308,210 people | 5.70 million people | 5.39 million people | Ukraine |
| 1740s | 360,422 people | 6.02 million people | 5.66 million people | Ukraine |
| 1750s | 422,573 people | 6.35 million people | 5.93 million people | Ukraine |
| 1760s | 496,640 people | 6.70 million people | 6.21 million people | Ukraine |
| 1770s | 584,998 people | 7.07 million people | 6.49 million people | Ukraine |
| 1780s | 690,496 people | 7.47 million people | 6.78 million people | Ukraine |
| 1790s | 816,554 people | 7.88 million people | 7.07 million people | Ukraine |
| 1800s | 559,636 people | 11.22 million people | 10.66 million people | Ukraine |
| 1810s | 715,556 people | 11.22 million people | 10.50 million people | Ukraine |
| 1820s | 966,397 people | 11.70 million people | 10.73 million people | Ukraine |
| 1830s | 1.39 million people | 12.81 million people | 11.42 million people | Ukraine |
| 1840s | 2.03 million people | 14.03 million people | 12.01 million people | Ukraine |
| 1850s | 2.86 million people | 15.39 million people | 12.53 million people | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 3.53 million people | 16.89 million people | 13.36 million people | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 4.01 million people | 18.53 million people | 14.52 million people | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 4.56 million people | 20.34 million people | 15.78 million people | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 5.07 million people | 22.32 million people | 17.24 million people | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 6.08 million people | 24.49 million people | 18.41 million people | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 7.70 million people | 26.88 million people | 19.18 million people | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 9.30 million people | 29.46 million people | 20.16 million people | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 10.74 million people | 32.28 million people | 21.53 million people | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 12.40 million people | 35.37 million people | 22.97 million people | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 15.57 million people | 39.67 million people | 24.10 million people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 19.50 million people | 45.06 million people | 25.56 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 22.95 million people | 48.62 million people | 25.67 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 25.86 million people | 50.97 million people | 25.11 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 29.26 million people | 51.50 million people | 22.24 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 32.32 million people | 47.90 million people | 15.58 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 35.88 million people | 45.81 million people | 9.93 million people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 38.69 million people | 41.94 million people | 3.25 million people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Canada or Ukraine?
- Canada, at 39.30 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Canada and Ukraine?
- 1.57 million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Canada ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.